ok ##a had some intelligence on the marine defenses , extracted from a u . s . army pilot captured on 30 august . during the day of 12 september , ka ##wa ##guchi ' s troops struggled through the jungle toward their assembly points for that night ' s attacks . ka ##wa ##guchi wanted his three center body battalions in place by 14 : 00 , but they did not reach their assembly areas until after 22 : 00 . ok ##a was also delayed in his advance towards the marine lines in the west . only the ku ##ma battalion reported that they were in place on time . despite the problems in reaching the planned attack positions , ka ##wa ##guchi was still confident
oka had some intelligence on the marine defenses, extracted from a u. s. army pilot captured on 30 august. during the day of 12 september, kawaguchi's troops struggled through the jungle toward their assembly points for that night's attacks. kawaguchi wanted his three center body battalions in place by 14 : 00, but they did not reach their assembly areas until after 22 : 00. oka was also delayed in his advance towards the marine lines in the west. only the kuma battalion reported that they were in place on time. despite the problems in reaching the planned attack positions, kawaguchi was still confident